Eunectes deschauenseei
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Eunectes deschauenseei, commonly known as the dark-spotted anaconda[1][2] or De Schauensee's anaconda,[3] is a species of snake in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. Like all boas, it is a nonvenomous constrictor. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Taxonomy
The specific name, deschauenseei, is in honor of American ornithologist Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee,[4] who donated a specimen to the Philadelphia Zoo in 1924.[2] The type locality given is "probably collected on the island of Marajo at the mouth of the Amazon".[5]
Distribution and habitat
Eunectes deschauenseei is found in South America, in northern Brazil (the Pará and Amapá states) and French Guiana.[1][2] E. deschauenseei is a semi-aquatic species usually found in swampy, seasonally flooded freshwater areas at elevations below Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
Description
Adult males of E. deschauenseei measure Script error: No such module "convert". and adult females Script error: No such module "convert". in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[6]
Reproduction
Vitellogenesis in E. deschauenseei probably occurs from autumn to spring (May to December). Gestation may last as long as nine months. Litter size among five gravid females ranged from 3 to 27 (mean 10.6). Newborns measure Script error: No such module "convert". in snout–vent length.[6]
Conservation
The savanna habitat of E. deschauenseei is highly threatened by agricultural expansion, but the threat posed on this species is not known.[1]
References
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Further reading
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